If you thought the 10th anniversary of 9/11 was about remembering the victims...

The New York Times is here to set you straight.

After weeks of internal debate, White House officials adopted the communications documents to shape public events and official statements, and they sought to strike a delicate balance between messages designed for these two very important but very different audiences on a day when the world's attention will be focused on President Obama, his leadership team and his nation.

JammieWearingFool says, "It's all about The O!"

Wait, what? The world will be focused on Obama? Really? His leadership team? Huh? What leadership? His nation? What, does he own the United States or something?

Narcissism writ large. At least now we know why clergy and first responders are being excluded from Mike Bloomberg's Super Colossal, Low-Salt 9/11 Memorial and Networking Event — they're not a part of the Obama leadership team.

Hey Barry, there ain't no "O" in "team."

Further diluting the solemnity of our remembrance ceremonies, the guidelines call for lumping 9/11 in with all other victims of terrorism worldwide:

"As we commemorate the citizens of over 90 countries who perished in the 9/11 attacks, we honor all victims of terrorism, in every nation around the world," the guidelines state. "We honor and celebrate the resilience of individuals, families, and communities on every continent, whether in New York or Nairobi, Bali or Belfast, Mumbai or Manila, or Lahore or London."

Is it just me, or did anyone else notice a glaring omission in that victims of terrorism world tour guide? I mean, it's not like one particular nation has been bearing the brunt of Islamic terrorism for going on an entire century now, right? I'm sure omitting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from the mix was just an oversight.

After all, it isn't as if not Obama's comrades in the progressive, neo-communist left are biased against Israel or anything.

Posted at 10:42 by Chris Wysocki   [/obama_watch]   Comments | Perm Link |
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